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一种评估眼镜蛇科蛇毒中α-神经毒素免疫原性能力的免疫信息学方法。

An immunoinformatic approach to assessing the immunogenic capacity of alpha-neurotoxins in elapid snake venoms.

作者信息

Chan Yi Wei, Tan Choo Hock, Heh Choon Han, Tan Kae Yi

机构信息

Protein and Interactomics Laboratory, Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Venom Research and Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

出版信息

Front Pharmacol. 2023 Apr 10;14:1143437. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1143437. eCollection 2023.

Abstract

Most elapid snakes produce venoms that contain alpha-neurotoxins (α-NTXs), which are proteins that cause post-synaptic blockade and paralysis in snakebite envenoming. However, existing elapid antivenoms are known for their low potency in neutralizing the neurotoxic activity of α-NTXs, while the immunological basis has not been elucidated. In this study, a structure-based major histocompatibility complex II (MHCII) epitope predictor of horse (), complemented with DM-editing determinant screening algorithm was adopted to assess the immunogenicity of α-NTXs in the venoms of major Asiatic elapids (). The scoring metric MR, representing the relative immunogenic performance of respective α-NTXs, showed all α-NTXs have an overall low MR of <0.3, and most of the predicted binders feature non-optimal P1 anchor residues. The MR scores correlate strongly (R = 0.82) with the potency scores (p-score) generated based on the relative abundances of α-NTXs and the neutralization potency of commercial antivenoms. The immunoinformatic analysis indicates that the inferior antigenicity of α-NTXs is not only due to their small molecular size but also the subpar immunogenicity affected by their amino acid composition. Structural modification with conjugation and synthetic epitope as immunogen may potentially enhance the immunogenicity for improved antivenom potency against α-NTXs of elapid snakes.

摘要

大多数眼镜蛇科蛇类产生的毒液中含有α-神经毒素(α-NTXs),这些蛋白质在蛇咬伤中毒时会导致突触后阻滞和麻痹。然而,现有的眼镜蛇科抗蛇毒血清在中和α-NTXs的神经毒性活性方面效力较低,其免疫基础尚未阐明。在本研究中,采用基于结构的马主要组织相容性复合体II(MHCII)表位预测器,并辅以DM编辑决定簇筛选算法,来评估主要亚洲眼镜蛇科蛇类毒液中α-NTXs的免疫原性。代表各α-NTXs相对免疫原性表现的评分指标MR显示,所有α-NTXs的总体MR均较低,<0.3,且大多数预测的结合物具有非最佳的P1锚定残基。MR评分与基于α-NTXs相对丰度和商业抗蛇毒血清中和效力产生的效力评分(p评分)密切相关(R = 0.82)。免疫信息学分析表明,α-NTXs较差的抗原性不仅因其分子尺寸小,还因其氨基酸组成影响的免疫原性欠佳。用缀合和合成表位作为免疫原进行结构修饰可能会增强免疫原性,从而提高抗蛇毒血清对眼镜蛇科蛇类α-NTXs的效力。

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